Alternate to 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team rosterSelected AVCA All-America Third Team in 2010 and 2011, Volleyball Magazine All-America First Team in 2011Named AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the YearHelped Dresdner Win the 2014-2015 German Bundesliga title

Scored 11 points in two sets against China during FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Round on July 8, 2016 - her first FIVB match appearanceScored 49 points during 19 sets of Pan Am Cup, helping Team USA win gold in her first international tournamentAveraged 2.00 points per set, without a single set start in six Pan American Games matches in which Team USA won goldServed as an assistant coach for the UC Irvine Men's Volleyball Program in 2013 as the team won the NCAA Men's National ChampionshipLed Illinois to NCAA title match in 2011 and named to NCAA All-Tournament TeamEnded collegiate career at Illinois ranked 7th in kills and 10th in digsNamed to U.S. Women's National A2 Team (now called U.S. Collegiate National Team)Helped Illinois to four straight Big Ten runner-up finishes and four straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearancesStarting middle blocker for U.S. Women's Junior National Team that won gold at 2008 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental ChampionshipNamed Best Server at 2008 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental ChampionshipStarted professional career playing in Puerto RicoServed as student assistant coach at Illinois while getting her undergraduate degree in sport managementIn high school, qualified for sectionals as a member of her high school's swim team and placed sixth at the regional track and field meet in the triple jumpWas a high school four-year starter in basketball eclipsing the 1,000-point plateau and shooting 63.5 percent from the field in earning honorable mention all-state honorsMother (Julie) played volleyball at University of Kansas while father (Michael) played soccer at Blackburn College.Brother Andrew competed in throws in track and field at UC Davis and University of WisconsinMarried to Corbin Hackley

Michelle Bartsch-Hackley's FavoritesFood: Spaghetti and pizza ... Book: Harry Potter ... Music Type: Country ... Movie: Notting Hill ... Athlete: Mia HammHobbies and Interests: Cooking, Eating, Home decorating, Playing with my dog, any outdoor or water activityMost Admired Person: Her parents because "my Dad served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years and taught High School science. On the long overseas tours my Mom kept my brother and I at home so we could have normal lives. They both made a lot of sacrifices to support our family."Happiest Moment in Life: "Our wedding day, getting our dog, and buying our first home."Path to the Podium

Started playing indoor volleyball in 2001 with Southwest Illinois Volleyball and continued with that club until collegeWon gold with 2006 U.S. Youth National Team and 2008 U.S. Women’s Junior National Team in respective NORCECA age-group championshipsRanked 16th in prepvolleyball.com’s 2007 Senior ClassNamed AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year at University of Illinois and later was an AVCA Third-Team All-American in 2010 and 2011 with the IlliniMade debut with U.S. Women’s National Team during the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals RoundAlternate to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball TeamChosen 2017 USA Volleyball Female Indoor Most Improve Player of the Year

Interesting Notes on Michelle Bartsch-Hackley:

Her wedding flooded and she and her husband said their vows standing on chairsHer husband, Corbin, and their dog, Champion, travels with her when she goes to play club overseasHer Dad was in the U.S. Navy and just retired in 2017 after 16 yearsShe has a cooking and baking website (www.makeeatbake.com) that I work on overseas